Caught in the Act 0
From my recent visit to my dentist (who is excellent, by the way) to have some old fillings repaired:
Dentist: Now let’s numb this other tooth. Be ready for a sting–maybe worse than last one. This may hurt a bit.
(Dentist applies syringe. I hardly feel a thing, but I still flinch, as years of evolution tell us not to allow others to stick pointy things into our bodies.)
Me: I barely felt a thing. Is that some kind of psychological tactic to make me think it wasn’t as painful as it might have been?
Dentist. Well (long pause) yes.
By the way, he is a highly skilled and extremely competent dentist and I am very happy to be among his patients.
